Anyone here have a mini split system for AC and back up heat? We have a old house in northern New England. So, maybe need AC 10-20 days a year. This year was on the high side, last year was about 5 days. We just put an addition on the house, and put in a gas fireplace that can actually act as the heat source, comes with a thermostat. But I was thinking when we are gone, I don't want the fireplace on for a few days and we would like AC.

Everyone who has come to our house has said mini split and not AC. So, anyone have one, some of the interior units are ugly, what do you have and like? It seems awesome bc we can put AC upstairs were we have crank out windows and can't do window AC, and it would do the new room but we won't need it in the front rooms of the old part where the window units are.